The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-10-26

tract, was 10 lOWH yeebeIuay Oh MS
way back from a visit to his parents
in franklin. He said: "The shut.
down movement is being joined by
nearly everyone 10 our district. Some
are holding off yet, but l guess they
will get around by the 1st of Novem.
Der all right" "-Derrick.
The newly erected Evangelical
Church, on Whig Hill, which is beau
tifully located on two acre lot do
mated by Mr.. Jacob Beck, will be
dedicated on Sunday, Nov. 13, 1887.
Rev. L. P. Saylor, Presiding Elder of
the district, will officiate. The minis.
try and laity friends from near and
far are cordially invited to attend.
Mrs. w. p. Rheese died at Ne.
braska, this county, on Sunday eve.
ming last. She was the widow Of the
man Of the above name who died
there few weeks ago, a charge upon
the township The lady, who was an
industrious woman leaves four chill.
dren, all small, to be looked after by
charity. The case is peculiarly sad
one.
Ezra Barber, one Of the men
charged with riot on a train Sept.
2Sth, was rearrested by the railroad
detective last Saturday and taken be
fore Squire Walz charged with inter.
fering with the running of the train
(pulling the bell rope) thereby endan.
gering the lives of the passengers. He
was held TO bail 10 $1,000, and now is
one of Sheriff Loves hoarders.- It'd.
iOllte Ne1Os.
The latest proposition for busi-
ness enterprise comes from a gentle.
man who wants to start glass factory
in Tionesta if the town will donate
three acres Of ground, with railroad
switch room, and twelve thousand dol.
lars in money! He didn't say any.
thing about free gas and exemption
from taxation for 10 or Is years, but
that, of course, would be expected 10
follow as a secondary matter. 1t
look like the old story of one fellow
furnishing the experience and the 9th.
er the capital.
Speaking of the decision Of the
] Supreme Court in the King murder
case, the Clarion Democrat of last
week says: There can be no hope Of
clemency from the Pardon Board, and
it only remains for the Governor to
sign the death warrant aud fix the
day for the execution. King received
the news that threw the shadow Of the
gallows over him, from whose gloom
only grim Death can release him, with
stolid indifference at first, but gradu.
ally he has come To realize his situa.
ton and has broken down. Fathers
Deckenbrode and Meyer have been
with him and have administered spir-
ilual consolation.
H. G. Mcknight, one of the pro.
prietors, and Harry Johns, the artistic
job printer of the Oil City BlizzarC
dropped into town last Friday after
noon. They had run short of meat
down there and started out to hunt
some; getting off the train at Presi
dent, they struck for the woods where
they were soon lost, and badly fright
ened by the fearful "whirr" of uumer
ous pheasanls that flew up before theil
feet. Weary, foot sore and hungr,
when they struck the town, kinj
friends took them in, and the evening
train conveyed them home under cove
of the night, but they of course haC
"a good hunt" No mistake abou
that.
The Sabbath Scho5l Convention
held 10 the M. E. Church last Thurs
day, Friday aud Saturday, while no
, SO largely attended as could have beef
wished, was nevertheless most de
, cided success, aud heartily enjoyed b.
, those who attended. We had expect
ed to be furnished report of the pro
ceedings for this issue but were disap
pointed. The officers elected for tn
next convention, which will be held il
the Presby Church in this place
on the first Thursday and Friday O
September, 1888, are as follows: Pres
? ident, DR.. j. w. Morrow Secretary
j. E. Hillard Treasurer, A. B Kelly
Program Committee, G. H. Donnell
A. B. Kelly, P. M. Clark; Delegat